How to win: Gloucestershire Children and Young People's Advocacy Service

About this contract

Gloucestershire County Council are recommissioning their children and young peoples` advocacy service. The service aims to maintain the responsibility to deliver effective, value for money provision for children and young people along with statutory duties. In line with new guidance, we are also seeking to expand this service to provide support to parents Gloucestershire County Council is committed to ensuring that children and young people are listened to, understand their rights and are supported to participate in decisions that affect their lives. Independent advocacy is a vital component of achieving this ambition and ensuring that children's voices remain central to planning, review and decision-making processes.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Gloucestershire County Council- scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £1,199,992, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: it closes 8 October 2026 and a strong bid takes iteration.

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